16 MEOAPODIID2E. 



8. Oaraorta, Nicobars, '27 'th Feb. Hume Coll. 

 4. Nancowry, Nicobars, 17th Feb. Hume Coll. 



1. Nancowry, 4th March Hume Coll. 

 3. Nancowry, 9th March. Hume Coll. 



2. Katchall, Nicobars, 19th Feb. Hume Coll. 

 25. Katchall, 8th March. Hume Coll. 



3. Nicobars. Hume Coll. 



6. Nicobars. E. H. Man, Esq. [P.]. 



Megapodius cumingi, Dillw. 



Megapodius cumingi, Dillwyn, P. Z. S. 1851, p. 118; Whitehead, Ibis, 

 1888, p. 411 ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 449 (1893) ; Sharpe, 

 Hand-L i. p. 12 (1899). 



Megapodius dillwini, Steere, List Birds 8f Mamm. Philip, p. 25 (1890). 



The eggs of Cuming's Megapode are of a ruddy pink or reddish- 

 brown colour, turning to pale brown with incubation ; two specimens 

 in the Collection, however, are dull white. They measure from 2-9 

 to 3-3 in length, and from 1-8 to 2 in breadth. 



2. Philippine Islands. H. Cuming, Esq. [P.]. 



2. Philippine Islands. H. Cuming, Esq. 



2. Mindanao, Philippines. Steere Exped. 



1. [Manila.] Gould Coll. 



1. Pulo Papan, N.W. Borneo, Charles Hose, Esq. [P.]. 



13th Oct. 



1. Labuan. Gould Coll. 



1. Of uncertain origin (H. Cuming). Sal vin-Godman Coll. 



Megapodius eremita, Eartl. 



Megapodius, sp., Brazier, P. Z. S. 1874, p. 606. 

 Megapodius brenchleyi, Meyer, Ibis, 1890, p. 423. 



Megapodius eremita, Meyer, Ibis, 1890, p. 423 ; Grant, Cat. Birds 

 B. M. xxii. p. 452 (1893) ; Sharpe, Hand-L i. p. 13 (1899). 



The eggs of Brenchley's Megapode vary from pink and rufous- 

 brown to dull stone-colour or brownish cream-colour. They 

 measure from 2*8 to 3'05 in length, and from 1'75 to 1/9 in 

 breadth. 



9. New Britain, 17th July. J. Brazier, Esq. [P.]. 

 14. Savu or Galera, Solomon J. Brazier, Esq. [P.J. 



Group, 9th Aug. 

 1. Treasury Island, Solomon J. Brazier, Esq. [P.]. 



Group, 25th Aug. 



3. Solomon Islands, Dec. Gould Coll. 



(J. Macgittivray). 



Megapodius duperreyi, Less, fy Gam. 



Megapodius tumulus, Macgillivray, Voy. ' Rattlesnake,' ii. p. 358 (1852) ; 



Gould, Handb. Birds Au&tr. ii. p. 167 (1865) ; Campbell, N. 8? E. 



Austr. Birds, p. 50 (1883); North, N. $ E. Austr. Birds, p. 282 



(1889). 

 Megapodius, sp., Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1874, p. 607. 



